Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-30

coDclant pressure on the sheriff by the
curious TO get admission to the jail to
see them, and il has been found neces-
saIy to put big placards all over the
sherinf's Office declaring that no tickets
Of admission will be granted In order
to prevent any dangerous sympathzer
from getting to the seven men, their
hours OF exercise are different from those
Of the other prisoners. The visitors to
Spies are Nina and his mother. Nina
always comes in the morning and his
mother in the afternoon. TIC feeling
between the two is not good. Mrs.
Parsons and her ittle boy and giti
come in the afternoon. So do Mrs.
Schwab and her children, two little
girls, ard Mrs Eugle. Fischer's wife
and child come in the morning. Lingg
is not married, bat several women who
claim to have been engaged II him are
allowed to visit him. These perjons
are United - the jail without passes.
All other admissions must be by Sheriff
MatsOn's order.
HOW THEY PASS TIE TIifE.
The time they are locked up in their
cells is spent 10y the doomed prisoners
in writing aud reading. Most of them
furnish articles every day to the dr.
btIcr /cid1Hg, the Anarchist organ OF
which Spies was editor. Every morn
ing the Office boy OF the paper visits
the jail with a sackiul of exchanges,
and the turnkey collects for him the
"copy which the prisoners have pre-
pared. Parsons is writing hard on a
book which he Intends shall be pdb-
lishcd after his death. All the pr,sol-
eTs are supplied with az the dlily
papers. Schwab, Fielding, and SPIES
read most OF the time. Engel, Fischer
and LiDeg pass their time in smoking.
They are kept well supplied with to-
bacco ard cigars by their friends.
Sometimes Spies and Schwlb read
German looks on Socialistic subjects,
bat most of their literature is the
papers. Before they are locked up at
night each is handed his mail for the
DAY. There is usually a slckful for
each. They get enough letters and
papers every dpy to ran an ordinary
pOst-Oiiice. Their correspondents are
in every quarter of the globe and
they wiite al sorts of letters. Some
are sympathetic, some are threaten
ing, some contain advice aud poetry,
and not q few have money in them.
They make 10 attempt TO answer any
Of the letters, except those from their
fIiends. As the prison Gu-
have the power TO opeu al
their letters their fen0w-cOnspirators
are chary about addressing them
through the mails. They are permitted
to receive all the presents sent to them
u ithout question. While here George
Francis Train sent them big box OF
yIants.
The demcanor of the men is generally
very quiet. The tulAkeys say they a"e
he best prisoners they ever saw. They
make no complaints, ask for nothing
and are never turbulent. Spies,
iieldcn, and Schwab, the three brliny
mes OF Che party, are calmly solf-r)'-
'essed and apparently ready t. die.
Engcl and Fischer look a little worn
md anxious, and Lingg, the yi'iaiuols,
he bOmh-ma' er-Lingg, who wdntei
o kill aud eat the heart OF every police
nan in Chicaco-is haggarl. dglWr.
acod. hOll0w-checkod, the coward IN
Iim showing palmer and palmer every
lay.
SPIES SAYS he II READY TO DIE.
"Ihere is nothing for me to say"
.eid Spies, as he came up to the cage
bis afternoon and fourd the lIoridre-
.oItor waiting for him. Il don't say
his to be disoereeable, mind. | APP
,reciate the enterprise OF the iVOrld |
n ending one OF its st1f out here to
&c us, but orr cause is well known and |
here Is nothing to add TO it. We have |
one what we could to seC1rc justice.
{ We cannot get it we must die, as
theirs have died whom the law has
murdered. We are prepared in e. her |
vent.
Heldcn almOstrepeated Spies words !
,hen he was asked for a statement.
'he others turned on their heels and |
,alLod away when the object of the
epol ,ers visit was made FpOwn. When |
hey wee fee and arguing the eau e
f bombs and blood they had a cordial |
aired of policemen, public officers, !
nd reporters. That feeling has not |
cen iol,ened any by late events.
The jail Is a big brick building in
ismal pant Of the section of Chicago |
allied the north side. 1t is nile from
he business centre of town and across !
he Chicago I've. The place where !
he levcn anarchists will be hanged !
November 18th unless the Supreme
'ourt or the Governor interferes is
ark. narrow court in the extreme
northeast angle of the building. 1t is
omote from the cells, and caunot be
cen from any of them. Eight muir
'orers have persisted there since the
ail Was built. i seyen-fold scailold Is |
,cing Guilt to 90 along the southern
vail of the court If the present plans !
ne carried out all seven will be hanged !
t once.
As the time for the execution draws
lthI tAtiHpihtbf' fA'N""1lph1 NV 10
Nc taken by the police to guard against |
IN outbreak or a rescue by the Anarch-
st sympathizers. Two policemen stand !
III day at each corner of the block !
round the jail, and an extra squad is on |
luty inside. At night their numbers a.e
doubled. Every person who approaches |
he jail is carefully scrutinized. |
# he stops to look at the bpilding be |
5 told to move on. If he acts sus-
,iciously he is run in. \ narrow eney |
eparatcs one side of the jail from the |
Ger of book Of stores. Danger IS |
feared from that quarter.
Detectives prowl around the stores |
vdy day and make frequent inspec-
ions of the cellars for bombs. The |
anarchists have been very quiet OF late, |
nut few persons in Chicago believe that |
hey vii let the execution take place |
sitnout a demonstration.
NARY POLICE PRECAUTIONS. |
The recent finding of n bomb = |
iaIshall, Field Il Co. s big store showed |
be police how easy it wodld be for
desperate men to cause terrible havoc.
N the perGons who had anything to
10 with the COM ,ction of the Anar-
hists are carefully guarded by detec-
ives. Two policemen are on duty |
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